| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
AITKIN |
| WFO |
DLH |
| Begin Date |
07/01/2012 00:01:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
0 |
| Begin Azimuth |
N |
| Begin Location |
AITKIN |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
46.53/-93.7 |
| End Date |
07/19/2012 16:30:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
3 |
| End Azimuth |
SSE |
| End Location |
PALISADE |
| End Lat/Lon |
46.68/-93.47 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Very heavy rains on June 19th and 20th resulted in widespread river flooding on the upper Mississippi River and also on Big Sandy Lake (Aitkin County MN) which empties into the Mississippi River. The flooding continued into July, with the Big Sandy Lake finally going below flood level at 900 PM CST on July 21st. |
| Event Narrative |
The Mississippi River at Aitkin began July at 18.40 feet and went below their flood stage of 12 feet at 4:30 PM July 19th. |
